CVE-2025-23208: zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-23208?

zot: upgrade to 2.1.2. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2025-23208 being exploited?

CVE-2025-23208 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2025-23208 affect?

CVE-2025-23208 affects zot. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. The group data stored for users in the boltdb database (meta.db) is an append-list so group revocations/removals are ignored in the API. SetUserGroups is alled on login, but inste

Q: How urgent is CVE-2025-23208?

Priority 45/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This week

HIGH 7.3REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2025-23208 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) affecting zot. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. The group data stored for users in the boltdb database (meta.db) is an append-list so group revocations/removals are ignored in the API. SetUserGroups is alled on login, but instead of replacing the group memberships, they are appended. This may be due to some conflict with the group definitions in the config file, but that wasn't obvious to me if it were the case. Any Zot configuration

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.3 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 64%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-269
Published	2025-01-17
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: zotregistry

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-01-17 23:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:52 UTCUpdated Record last modified

zotregistry zot UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.1.2

Fixed in: 2.1.2

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy zot || rpm -q zot || zot --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.1.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade zot

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade zot

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-23208?

zot: upgrade to 2.1.2. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-23208 being exploited?

CVE-2025-23208 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-23208 affect?

CVE-2025-23208 affects zot. Severity is high (CVSS 7.3). zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. The group data stored for users in the boltdb database (meta.db) is an append-list so group revocations/removals are ignored in the API. SetUserGroups is alled on login, but inste

How urgent is CVE-2025-23208?

Priority 45/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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CVE-2026-31801 HIGH 7.7 UPGRADE zot is ancontainer image/artifact registry based on the Open Container Initiative Distribution Specification
CVE-2024-39897 MEDIUM 4.3 UPGRADE zot is an OCI image registry

References

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